Choosing violence today:

Can anyone explain to me what value there is in staking an app token other than "paying you not to sell this token"? 

(NOT talking about a protocol using staked tokens for validation collateral, an honest to god APP token - why is staking useful in a "better for users and the app" sense)

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devil's advocate: what's wrong with paying users to not sell the token? if there's value to the network overall in lower token velocity, couldn't it be worth an issuance cost to the network?

lower velocity could (doesn't mean it will) reduce price volatility, which could lead to more predictable costs to consume the network or income from contributing to it

Would need to like… hear the specific scenario of how lower token velocity would be valuable in a system that drives enduring value - like I’m open to it (which is why I’m poking bears rn)